Public Policy & Legal
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Block the Merger Coalition Says Paramount’s Concessions to Win UK Approval Lend Credibility to US Antitrust Case
“The Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is a dangerous consolidation that will harm film, entertainment and independent press in markets around the world,” the group writes
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Meta Hit With $567 Million Judgment in New Mexico Child Safety Case
“Although Meta is not alone in this regard, its social media platforms are a significant contributing factor to the current mental health crisis among New Mexico’s youth,” Judge Bryan Biedscheid writes
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Judge Delays Trump’s Financial Records Disclosure in $10 Billion BBC Defamation Suit
The ruling comes as the president seeks to narrow his lawsuit against the broadcaster, focusing on reputational harm over his initial business-related claims
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Judge Says Nexstar Violated Tegna Merger Preliminary Injunction With Board Appointments
DirecTV and a group of state attorneys general sought intervention on the matter in July
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FCC Votes to Repeal National Broadcast Ownership Cap
The decision comes as the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger remains stuck in legal limbo
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared by UK Competition and Markets Authority
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also won’t intervene in the $110 billion deal after the David Ellison-led media giant agreed to conditions
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Streaming Gains Overshadowed by Linear TV and Studio Struggles, Paramount Merger Limbo
CEO David Zaslav says the media giant has “every expectation” the $110 billion deal will close
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Nicolas Cage’s ‘Fortitude’ Producer Adds Defamation Claim to Netflix Lawsuit Over Stolen Film
The suit revolves around the WWII thriller, which was allegedly stolen from the streamer
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Terrence Howard’s Lawsuit Against CAA Over ‘Empire’ Salary Dismissed
The actor alleged that the agents who packaged his Fox deal prioritized their interests and the interests of other clients over his
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Paramount Shows Streaming Progress as it Tiptoes Around Warner Bros. Merger Lawsuit
Paramount+ has reached nearly 82 million subscribers as the media giant’s streaming profits climbed 44% to $366 million
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
David Ellison will be on the hook for $1.06 billion in ticking fees by the time the 12-day trial starts on March 2
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David Ellison Says Paramount-WBD Lawsuit Is About CNN, Shares His Politics
“I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views,” the executive says in a New York Times op-ed
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FCC’s Brendan Carr Hit With Ethics Complaints Over Paramount Gifts
Watchdog groups are also seeking investigations into Commissioner Olivia Trusty
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Nancy Guthrie Search Hampered by Early Investigation Missteps | Report
The initial response of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is probed in a new report from the Wall Street Journal
